Archery deer season underway; Shotgun season opens Nov. 27

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Nov 6, 2017 at 7:31 AMNov 6, 2017 at 7:52 AM

The Inquirer and Mirror

(Nov. 6, 2017) Deer-hunting season for bow-hunters is underway and lasts through Nov. 25, with shotgun season running Nov. 27-Dec. 9 and primitive firearm, also known as black powder or muzzle-loader season, Dec. 11-30.

Hunting on Nantucket is permitted a half-hour before sunrise through a half-hour after sunset and is prohibited on Sundays. Hunters must maintain a distance of 500 feet from occupied buildings and at least 150 feet from paved roads and bike paths, and obtain permission from the property owner before hunting on posted land.

On Nantucket, much of the Land Bank's open-space holdings are open to hunting. The Nantucket Conservation Foundation also allows on most of its properties.

Exceptions include parcels that receive high levels of year-round pedestrian use. Closed properties are conspicuously posted and include, among others, Sanford Farm, Ram Pasture and The Woods, Tupancy Links on Cliff Road and the Masquetuck Reservation in Quaise, property bordering Quaise Road, the University of Massachusetts Nantucket Field Station on Polpis Road, portions of the Milestone Cranberry Bog, portions of the Windswept Cranberry Bog and portions of Squam Farm.

A “by written permission” limited shotgun deer hunt will be conducted again this year in a section of Ram Pasture between Dec. 4-9 by members of the Nantucket Hunting Association. All other hunting on this property is prohibited.

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